UK government launches opportunity for industry to collaborate on the development of next-generation air power
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom - BAE Systems, the United Kingdom's largest defense company, announced today that the UK government seeks industry partners to collaborate on Britain's next-generation fighter.
On Tuesday, companies from across the UK defense industry have come together in the first opportunity for suppliers to engage with the Government and Team Tempest partners over the future of Combat Air System development in the UK.
The event in Farnborough was launched by Minister for Defense Procurement, Stuart Andrew MP, and saw 300 delegates including SMEs and technology-led organisations attending to build connections and take part in a series of briefings outlining the capabilities and skills needed to shape the future of Combat Air System delivery in the UK.
The Tempest program aims to harness and develop UK capabilities that are critical for Next Generation (NextGen) Combat Air capability and to retain the UK’s position as a globally competitive leader through understanding of future concepts, technologies and capabilities.
Novel partnerships will be formed where there is opportunity to contribute capability, technology or intellectual property to the development of NextGen military air capability in the UK.
“The Tempest program guarantees the UK’s position as a world-leader in air power into the future and is a huge boost for the UK defense sector,"
said Stuart Andrew MP, Minister for Defense and Procurement. "Delivering this ambitious vision will see the MOD drawing on the innovation and creativity of the UK defence sector, which already supports over 18,000 highly skilled jobs across the country.”
“Continuing to develop Typhoon and growing our F-35 fleet provides the route to the near-term, but we must prepare for the future now," Air Marshal Mike Wigston, Deputy Commander Capability remarked. "The Combat Air Strategy with its clear commitment to an enduring UK Combat Air industrial sector is important to the RAF, as it is that sector that provides daily support to our war fighters.”
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